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27 Master's degrees offered by the university

Conservation Practice
This hands-on conversion programme is dedicated to teaching the next generation of conservators through problem-based learning on real heritage objects.

Welsh Government and Politics
Devolution has transformed Welsh politics and government. Join this innovative programme and explore the devolved institutions in their wider constitutional, political and policy contexts.

International Criminology and Criminal Justice
Develop your understanding of crime and criminal practice in an international context and consider how digital technologies are creating ‘new crimes’.

Psychology of Mental Health
Unlock the mind, enhance your knowledge of mental health, and transform your future career prospects with this innovative psychology conversion programme.

International Relations
Gain a thorough understanding of international relations, taught by research-active experts in several specialisms.

Economics
Apply advanced economic theory to reframe and resolve contemporary socio-political challenges in this Economics degree from Cardiff University.

Creative and Cultural Industries
Embrace an entrepreneurial approach to the creative and cultural industries and familiarise yourself with key policies while building your understanding of debates changing and shaping the sector.

Social and Public Policy
Study how policy is designed around the world to meet human needs and increase wellbeing.

International Economics, Banking and Finance
See the ‘big picture’ of the macro economy and develop skills to tackle monetary, banking, financial and economic problems across continents.

Financial Economics
Gain the analytical, qualitative and quantitative skills to respond to economic problems faced by government agencies, central banks, financial institutions and industry.

International Planning and Urban Design
This MSc will provide you with a broad education in international planning and a specialism in urban design, enabling you to acquire the knowledge and critical understanding to make a significant contribution to the management and design control processes of cities.

Psychology
This BPS accredited conversion programme provides you with the necessary skills to begin a career in psychology without any prior knowledge or experience.

Critical and Cultural Theory
Students on the Critical and Cultural Theory programme at Cardiff University receive supervision from academic staff with a long-standing commitment to excellence and diversity in research, who work at the forefront of pioneering research in critical and cultural theory.

Children Psychological Conditions
This programme will equip you with an understanding of the psychological factors that cause and maintain emotional and behavioural problems in children.

Journalism, Media and Communications
This course provides insight into how journalism and the media is changing in a globalised context – from journalism ethics to internet governance, from community media to global communications and from crisis reporting to the transformative potential of new technologies.

Political Communication
This course explores the rapidly evolving role of communication in political life, both nationally and internationally, and examines how changes, including the increasing importance of ‘spin doctors’, image-based politics, the 24-hour news cycle and the globalisation of media, are shaping politics.

Governance and Devolution
Develop your knowledge of the UK’s structural and constitutional arrangements.

Sociology
How can sociology help you make sense of a world defined by change and disruption yet, at the same time, shaped by enduring and pervasive inequalities?

International Public Relations and Communication
An internationally recognised, accredited course that equips you with the knowledge, understanding and practice-based skills to develop as a public relations and strategic communications specialist.

Urban and Regional Economic Development
This MSc provides the opportunity to understand socio-economic change in different towns, cities, regions and city-regions globally.